Università Roma Tre

Training Objectives
The general objective is to achieve communicative and socio-cultural competence. The course aims to deepen the study of the Spanish language and Hispanic culture. To this end, we will proceed on three main routes: first, the study of the rules of operation of Spanish (level B1); second, we will address the formal and semantic characteristics of phraseological units at multiple levels (morphological, syntactic, semantic and contrastive and cultural); and third, we will address aspects related to political language.

Prerequisites
The course is held by the teacher in Spanish, therefore to follow the lessons requires a level of knowledge of language A2 in order to facilitate the acquisition of the necessary linguistic and cultural skills.
To take the oral exam, the student must have reached the B1 language level (intermediate), which can be certified by a certificate (B1) issued by the CLA (Centro Linguistico d'Ateneo), or by presenting the DELE certificate (Diploma de Español Lengua Extranjera, B1), or must have passed a written test of the same level (intermediate), which is held regularly in the faculty at the beginning of each exam session (June, September, February).
Note: Beginners must register for the CLA courses from September so that there is no overlap with the completion of the course of ownership to be held in the second semester.

Course Contents
Module I: Language
Grammar content:
Revision of the pasado tiempos of the indicative
Review of the imperative requirements
Discussion Conectores
Pretérito Perfecto de Subjuntivo, Pretérito Imperfecto de Subjuntivo, Pretérito
Pluscuamperfecto de Subjuntivo: Morphology and usages
Repaso del Condicional Simple
Condicional Compuesto. Morphology and usages
Relativos adverbiales
Por y para
Oraciones independientes: indicative/subjunctive contrasts
Oraciones relativas: indicative/subjunctive contrasts
Substantial Oraciones: minutes of perception, thought, minutes of feeling, desire, voluntad, minutes of mandate, ruego, prohibición ...
Ser, estar, parecer + que: contraste indicativo/subjuntivo
Oraciones adversativas
Oraciones causales
Oraciones consecutivas
Oraciones finales
Oraciones condicionales
Oraciones concesivas
Oraciones temporales
Fashion Oraciones
Oraciones de lugar
Oraciones comparativas
Gearbox verbs
Note: The language module covers grammar and morphosyntactic content that students will need to study in order to pass the written test (B1) for students who do not have a B1 level. The following manual is recommended:
M. C. Ainciburu, V. González Rodríguez, A. Navas Méndez, E. Tayefeh, G. Vázquez (2011): Vía rápida. Alumni book, niveles A1-B1, Madrid: Difusión.
M. C. Ainciburu, E. Tayefeh, G. Vázquez (2011): Vía Rápida - Cuaderno de ejercicios, niveles A1-B1, Madrid: Difusión.

Module II: Phraseology and Paremiology
Theoretical content:

History of the nacimiento of the study of the phraseológicas and paremiológicas unidades
Near Exponents
Definition of UF
Characteristics of the UF (idiomaticidad, fijación, sentido figurado, brevedad, presencia de arcaísmos ...
Clasification of UF
Las locuciones
Las colocaciones
Las paremias
The phraseological statements
Contrasting análisisis
Ejemplos and practical application

Note: At the end of the semester, students must present a group work in Power Point related to the program carried out during the lessons of Module II (Phraseology). This work will be evaluated as an exemption and must be agreed in advance with the teacher and Dr. Alessia Ruggeri (alessia.ruggeri@uniroma3.it). In addition, students are required to study the books in the program and the handouts (AA. 2013-2014).
Students who do not attend will have to study the books in the program and the handouts (AA. 2013-2014) and will have to learn an adequate number of phraseologies (phrases, placements, paremias), as well as explain their meaning, the correspondence in Italian, the origin, the register of use and indicate examples of other similar structures (synonyms). For this purpose, we recommend the texts:

PRIETO, M. (2007): Modismos y metáforas culturales. Madrid, Edinumen
VRANIC, G. (2008): Hablar por los codos. Madrid, Edelsa.

The handouts of the theoretical contents can be found at the Partenone copy office in Viale Leonardo Da Vinci, 282.


Module III Culture

The module focuses on the study of political language. The characteristics and analysis of political discourse.

MESSINA FAJARDO, Luisa A.(2016): El lenguaje político. Characteristics and análisis of political discourse. Milan: Maggioli publisher / Apogeo education.

More information will be online on the portal of the teacher.

Didactic Methods
The teaching for the Course of Language, Culture and Institutions of the Spanish Language Countries (7 CFU) is divided into three modules: 1) Language, 2) Phraseology and Paremiology and 3) Culture. Module I concerns a review of the main grammar rules of the Spanish language. Module II deals with phraseology and is based on the theoretical and practical study of phraseological and paremological figures of daily use in a communicative, cultural and contrasting Spanish-Italian perspective. Module III deals with the study of key aspects of political language. The topics will be dealt with frontally and in the form of seminars.

Methods of verifying learning
Hanging out:
Exemption test
The Student Exemption Test is a test that is held at the end of the course and is reserved for students only. It is based on a series of multiple-choice exercises that only cover grammar topics and the contents of modules two and three. Further information will be provided by the teacher during the lessons.
Oral test
Attendees who wish to improve on the grade obtained at the end of the course by passing the exemption test may take the Oral Test in one of the three useful sessions (June/July, September January-February 2015-2016) on the topics covered in the classroom. Detailed information on the test will be provided by the teacher during the course. Depending on the outcome of the Oral Test, the final grade may be higher or lower than the initial assessment.
N.B. The Oral Examination can only be accessed if the Exoneration Test for attending students has been passed. At the time of the minutes, it is necessary to present the teacher with documentation that the student has passed the test. Reservation on the Student Portal is compulsory.
Not attending:
Written examination
The written exam is based on multiple-choice and open-ended exercises that require knowledge of the grammar topics covered by the course and the topics covered in the following volumes:
Module I:
M. C. Ainciburu, V. González Rodríguez, A. Navas Méndez, E. Tayefeh, G. Vázquez (2011): Vía rápida. Alumni book, niveles A1-B1, Madrid: Difusión.
M. C. Ainciburu, E. Tayefeh, G. Vázquez (2011): Vía Rápida - Cuaderno de ejercicios, niveles A1-B1, Madrid: Difusión.
Module II:
PRIETO, M. (2007): Modismos y metáforas culturales. Madrid, Edinumen
VRANIC, G. (2008): Hablar por los codos. Madrid, Edelsa. (And the handouts).
Module III:
MESSINA FAJARDO, Luisa A. (2011): El lenguaje político. Characteristics and análisis of political discourse. Milan: Maggioli publisher / Apogeo education, 2016.


N.B. You can only record the exam if you have passed the written exam or if you have a CLA (level B1) or DELE (intermediate level) certificate. No other type of certificate will be accepted. At the moment of the minutes, it is necessary to present the teacher with documentation of the success of the written exam or of the (Original) certificates. Reservation on the Student Portal is compulsory.
Oral exam
Non-attendants who wish to improve their written exam grade may take the Oral Exam in one of the three useful sessions (June/July, September, January-February, 2015-2016), which will focus on the contents of the volumes in the programme. Depending on the outcome of the Oral Examination, the final grade may be higher or lower than the initial assessment.


Reference texts
Recommended reference texts for Module I (for students who do not have a B1 level):
M. C. Ainciburu, V. González Rodríguez, A. Navas Méndez, E. Tayefeh, G. Vázquez (2011): Vía rápida. Alumni book, niveles A1-B1, Madrid: Difusión.
M. C. Ainciburu, E. Tayefeh, G. Vázquez (2011): Vía Rápida - Cuaderno de ejercicios, niveles A1-B1, Madrid: Difusión.

Reference text for Form II:

PRIETO, M. (2007): Modismos y metáforas culturales. Madrid, Edinumen
VRANIC, G. (2008) Hablar por los codos. Madrid, Edelsa.

Handouts available from the Parthenon copy office in Viale Leonardo Da Vinci, 282.
Reference texts for module III:

MESSINA FAJARDO, Luisa A.(2011): El lenguaje político. Characteristics and análisis of political discourse. Milan: Maggioli publisher / Apogeo education, 2016.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:
M. C. AINCIBURU, V. GONZÁLEZ RODRÍGUEZ, A. NAVAS MÉNDEZ, E. TAYEFEH, G. VÁZQUEZ (2011): Vía rápida. Alumni book, niveles A1-B1, Madrid: Difusión.
M. C. AINCIBURU, E. TAYEFEH, G. VÁZQUEZ (2011): Vía Rápida - Cuaderno de ejercicios, niveles A1-B1, Madrid: Difusión.

PRIETO, M. (2007): Modismos y metáforas culturales. Madrid, Edinumen
VRANIC, G. (2008): Hablar por los codos. Madrid, Edelsa.
MESSINA FAJARDO, Luisa A.(2011): El lenguaje político. Characteristics and análisis of political discourse. Milan: Maggioli publisher / Apogeo education, 2016.

TO SUPPORT THE EXAMPLE (written and oral) IT IS NECESSARY TO BOOK ON THE PORTAL OF THE STUDENT. THE BOOKING BY EMAIL IS NOT CONSIDERED VALID.

AT THE MOMENT OF THE VERBALIZATION, THE STUDENT IN POSSESSION OF THE LEVEL B1 WILL HAVE TO PRESENT THE CERTIFICATION ATTESTING THE LEVEL B

M. C. AINCIBURU, V. GONZÁLEZ RODRÍGUEZ, A. NAVAS MÉNDEZ, E. TAYEFEH, G. VÁZQUEZ (2011): Vía rápida. Libro del alumno, niveles A1-B1, Madrid: Difusión.
M. C. AINCIBURU, E. TAYEFEH, G. VÁZQUEZ (2011): Vía Rápida - Cuaderno de ejercicios, niveles A1-B1, Madrid: Difusión.

PRIETO, M. (2007): Modismos y metáforas culturales. Madrid, Edinumen
VRANIC, G. (2008): Hablar por los codos. Madrid, Edelsa.
MESSINA FAJARDO, Luisa A.(2011): El lenguaje político. Características y análisis del discurso político. Milano: Maggioli editore / Apogeo education, 2016.